Custom Background Extended vs WP Admin UI Customize

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Custom Background Extended

by Justin Tadlock

Health D49

WP Admin UI Customize

by gqevu6bsiz

Health C61

Active-install trajectory

Custom Background Extended WP Admin UI Customize

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Custom Background Extended	WP Admin UI Customize
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	800–900	30K–40K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-11%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 49	C · 61 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	32/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	86/100	87/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.40★	4.45★ ✓
Reviews	10	59 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	39/100	58/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	12.9y ago	1.8y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	82	746 ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Custom Background Extended WP Admin UI Customize

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.